After plenty of tears and cheers during the Winter Olympics, the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, came to an official close today. But not before Russian President Vladimir Putin finally cracked a smile.

While the opening ceremonies signaled a grand start to the games, the closing ceremonies were a bit more fun, with athletes dancing across the stadium and a lucky few did so with their hard-won medals in hand.

Although we've got a long four years to wait until Olympic skating, skiing and luging are back, the team behind the closing ceremony at least ended the games with what looked like the best party of the year.

We've picked a few moments from the closing ceremony that are going to make us miss Sochi.

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Russia's medal winners pose during the medal ceremony for the men's 50-kilometer cross-country race during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.

Apparently if you want glory, try going into cross-country skiing. The medalists from two cross-country ski races received their medals while being cheered on by tens of thousands of fans during the Sochi closing ceremonies.

They even got to see Russian President Vladimir Putin in the audience for their medal ceremony.